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March 8, 2026Journal of Dairy Research

Financial sustainability indices for Holstein dairy cattle herds in Iran

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DRDavoud RostamiAPAbbas PakdelASAli Sadeghi‐Sefidmazgi

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Analysis shows profitability linked to milk quality in Holstein dairy herds, indicating shifts are needed for sustainability.

Key Points

  • This research assesses the productivity and profitability of Holstein dairy herds in Iran using financial sustainability indices.
  • Utilized a dataset of 2,890,994 test day records from 190,900 cows in 93 herds over six years.
  • Conducted analysis using two-way ANOVA with SAS software.
  • Evaluated effect of milk production levels and lactation stages on economic indices.
  • Average daily milk income was $9.37 ± 3.63 per cow.
  • Income over feed cost (IOFC) estimated at $5.40 ± 2.41 per cow.
  • Only 1% of milk-to-feed price ratio (MFPR) exceeded 3.0, indicating potential profitability.

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Rostami et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69acc5b032b0ef16a40505aehttps://doi.org/10.1017/s002202992510191x
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